#15 (tie) – $2.1 million

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Type of Case: Traumatic brain injury from application of forceps at birth
Attorneys: Charles J. Zauzig III, Melissa G. Ray, Woodbridge; Stephen W. Bricker, Richmond
Summary: An infant suffered a traumatic brain injury when an obstetrician attempted a forceps rotation of the fetus, a procedure she had never used before. Plaintiff’s attorneys contended that the mother should ...